Independence

ubik.s an independent band... always have been... so it's pretty cool that we've got a photo of us with Lloyd Kaufman (and Toxie, for good measure).

Kaufman, if you don't already know, is an independent film director and head of Troma Films.  You could say that Troma is kind of like Dischord records: they make their own movies, far outside of the mainstream Hollywood system.  There is no one to tell Troma that their movies are too weird, too gross, or too off-color... they make the movies they make because they want to make them.  They play outside the safe, cordoned-off area of mainstream films but usually feel a bit like a party-- while you're watching one of their pictures, it always feels like a lot of fun was had on the set of a Troma movie.

Any band operating on their own has to feel a little love for Lloyd and the citizens of Tromaville: they've been standing on their own for decades, and they've always made it work.

Sure, their movies aren't for everyone... but neither are we.

Seriously: how many ubik.reviews include the disclaimer that "ubik.s not for everyone?"